A/N: Alright, something short and sweet out of pure guilt. I've finally got an ending! I LOVE ITTTT!

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The last thing she thought of was Sasuke.

The first thing she thought of was Rin.

It was like her very presence brought her to her senses. Her eyes suddenly shot open, blurry for a moment, then resting on a woman in her late twenties. The short, clean cut auburn hair from her memories was replaced with long, uncontrollable waves. The kind, sparkling eyes that use to smile at her when she was down, well, those were still the same. Sakura never took her eyes off her her, as she slowly pushed herself off of the coo, stone floor.

"R-Rin-nee-san…." She whispered.

Rin nodded, tears prickling on her lashes. "Sakura-chan…." In a heartbeat, the two girls had their arms around each other, one moment making up for lost years. Rin pulled back her eyes sweeping over her younger cousin's form. "Oh Sakura, look at you! You're so beautiful….and you've got boobs!"

Sakura blushed, suddenly very shy. "Rin…cut it out!"

"I'm sorry, it's just….wait…" Rin's head shot to the bars of the cell their were in. Sakura only just noticed the strong bars, enforced with chakra resistant seals. Footsteps slowly patted their way. Rin's aura flared in angry, meaning only one thing…

"Ah, what a beautiful reunion. Dear cousins, meeting again after all these years. A thank you would be nice." None other than Orochimaru sneared.

Rin spat at his shoes. "Go to hell."

"Hm, already been there." He hissed. The Sanin turned his attention to the rossete beside her. "Why, it's nice to see you awake Sakura-chan. I do hope you're feeling alright." Sakura didn't respond, only glared up at him, showing her defiance. "The better you're feeling, the stronger the power you must wield- the power I will soon posses."

"Over your dead body!" Rin shouted before Sakura had the chance to retort.

"We'll see whose dead body it will be." He grinned, his long, slimy purple tongue licking his lips in anticipation as he turned and began to walk away.

When his presence faded away, Sakura turned back to Rin. "Have you been here all these years?" She asked seriously.

Rin sighed sadly. "No. I was kept in a container of liquid that kept me alive for most of the time. I was brought here three years ago. I guess he was….waiting to have you too." She whispered.

"Oh Rin, I'm sorry." Sakura gasped. Three years ago, when they had first defeated Orochimaru and Voldemort. If they had only searched the mountain a little more, they might've found her.

"Don't worry. This is no time for sorry. We have to find a way to get you out of here." She smiled with a determined gaze.

"But, what about you?" Sakura asked urgently, knowing she wasn't going to like the answer.

Rin, once again, simply smiled the way she always did. "I'm not going anywhere. I tried escaping once before, when I first got here but…" She gestured too her legs, which lay limp at her side. She then lifted the back of her raggy prison shirt. A large, dirty scar stretched across her lower back. Realization dawning, Sakura gasped. "They cut a nerve in my spine. I can't move my legs, Sakura."

"Oh my god…." Sakura cried, tears now freely falling down her face. As a medical ninja, even she knew that not much could be done for her. "But, I can't just leave you here."

"If you carry me, I'll only slow you down." Rin reasoned.

"Sasuke, Naruto, Itachi and Kakashi-sensei are coming. I know they probably are by now. They'll help us. But I'm not leaving you here. What if they kill you for helping me escape?"

Rin's eyes widened. "Kakashi-sensei? As in Kakashi Hatake?" She asked.

Sakura grinned. "Yeah, he ended up becoming my sensei as a genin, and my squad leader now. In fact, he helped me with a lot of our kekegenkai's jutsu."

Rin leaned back on the wall behind her. "Kakashi, who woulda thought he'd be a sensei."

"He was pretty though, but he did a good job in the end. Even if we were screwed up on the way." She giggled.

Rin remained silent, letting everything soak in, the quirk in her lips playing off her amusement. "So, he's coming?"

"Yeah. We'll be fine."

"You know, the fact that we're two girls trapped in some bad guy's lair while the guys are on their way to save us is totally sexist."

"Ain't life funny that way?"

And both of them knew, it was a long shot for them to get out of his alive.

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Sasuke sat, far away from the others, in the small cave they had set up camp in. He had been dead set against stopping to camp, but the rest had insisted that it was too dangerous to be lurking around here at night, and they needed their energy for the battle that was looming over their heads. He knew that was true, but still, he couldn't help but be pissed. Here they were sitting around a nice warm campfire, while Sakura could be hurt somewhere, or even worse…..he refused to think about that.

And it was bad enough that the entire scene was far too familiar. Sitting in a cave, the snow blowing in the night outside, even the fact that he was worrying about Sakura brought unwanted nostalgia.

"Hey man, you okay?" Naruto asked,. Placing a hand on his shoulder. Sasuke hadn't noticed him approaching. It could have been Orochimaru for all he knew.

"Hn." The raven haired ANBU replied, turning his head.

Taking the subtle invitation, even if it wasn't, Naruto took a seat beside the Uchiha. "You know we'll find her."

"Yeah…." Sasuke sighed, running his fingers through his dark locks.

"Come on Sasuke, snap out of it! Worrying won't get you anywhere, what you need to be doing right now is sitting with the rest of us, eating and resting so you will have the strength to get her back." Naruto exclaimed.

"I can't do anything without worrying about her! I can't eat, I can't sleep, I can't breathe! I'm suffocating…" He trailed off.

"Hence the snap out of it part." Naruto grinned, trying to lift his best friend's spirits. "Listen, try to think about life after this mission, when we're all safe and sound. Even that bit of hope might help."

Sasuke paused, secretly trying it out in him mind. The dobe was right. A night spent laying on the grass, staring at the sky with Sakura beside him suddenly gave him an appetite and lulled him towards sleep. He smiled, a rare thing, but special. "Thanks dobe."

Naruto stood up. "No problem teme." He laughed as he began to walk away. The blonde suddenly stopped, pausing a moment before turning around to face the Uchiha with a serious, yet wry expression. "You know I'd take a hit for you any day, right Sasuke?"

Sasuke shocked for a moment before smirking his reply. "Same here."

Naruto nodded, then began to make his way over to the fire where Itachi and Kakashi waited. Sasuke remained in his place for a while longer, thinking about the conversation her just had with the usually goofy knuckle head. 'When did the baka become so smart?' He asked himself.

Sasuke reached into his pocket, producing a pink envelope. With a sudden urge to read it, he ripped it open.

Dear Sasuke,

Seasons are changing and waves are crashing and stars are falling all for us. Days grow longer and nights grow shorter. I can show you I'll be the one.

And we did.

Think of me when you here that song.

I'll love you forever.

Sakura.

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LULZ, I know what's gonna happen and you dooonnntttttt :3